At the beginning we learn to travel, then we travel to learn.

- William Least Heat-Moon

There are two kinds of adventurers: those who go truly hoping to find adventure and those who go secretly hoping they won't.

- William Least Heat-Moon

A true journey, no matter how long the travel takes, has no end.

- William Least Heat-Moon

Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find.

- William Least Heat-Moon

I can't say, over the miles, that I had learned what I had wanted to know because I hadn't known what I wanted to know. But I did learn what I didn't…

- William Least Heat-Moon

What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do - especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right…

- William Least Heat-Moon

Instead of insight, maybe all a man gets is strength to wander for a while. Maybe the only gift is a chance to inquire, to know nothing for certain. …

- William Least Heat-Moon

You never feel better than when you start feeling good after you've been feeling bad.

- William Least Heat-Moon

On the old highway maps of America, the main routes were red and the back roads blue. Now even the colors are changing.

- William Least Heat-Moon